Upper West SC News

There was one more lawyer in good standing in Laurens County in July compared to the previous month, according to the South Carolina Bar.

During July, Laurens County had 20 lawyers in good standing, compared to 19 the month before.

Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this time period. Lawyers in good standing do not have any complaints or disciplinary actions being taken against them.

Despite the long history of the legal profession in South Carolina, the state has the nation's second-lowest lawyer-to-population ratio. There is currently only one lawyer for every 493 residents.

More than 1,000 ethics complaints have been made against South Carolina judges who handle the state's major cases in circuit court. However, there were no judges who were publicly censured.

As of April 2024, a South Carolina lawyer makes an average annual salary of $96,296 a year.

Lawyer Name	Name of Firm	Date of License Granted
Carson Seabrook Anderson	-	11/13/2023
Nolan Archer Burns	Cox Ferguson & Wham LLC	05/16/2022
Mary-Madison Driggers	-	11/05/2021
Heather A. Faulkner	The Law Offices of Laura M. Saunders, LLC	10/13/2020
Aleksander E. Ferguson	Savannah River Site	09/27/2017
Elizabeth Caroline Able	Eighth Circuit Solicitor's Office	11/17/2014
Joel Thomas Broome	Laurens County Public Defender's Office	05/23/2011
Rosemerry Felder-Commander	S.C. Department of Social Services	02/03/2009
Marcus Wesley Meetze	Laurens County	11/17/2008
Elizabeth Dyal Medlin	Medlin Law Firm, LLC	11/13/2007
Donna June Jackson	Donna J. Jackson, Attorney at Law	11/18/1997
Ashley P. Case	-	05/18/1988
Bryan Christopher Able	Law Office of Bryan C. Able	11/23/1987
Donald Bruce Hocker	S.C. Circuit Court	05/14/1981
Joseph W. McGowan	McGowan Mediation Services	05/14/1979
Claude H. Howe	Howe & Rice, LLC	11/01/1978
Albert D. McAlister	McAlister Law Firm	11/11/1975
Reid W. Cox	Cox Ferguson & Wham LLC	11/11/1975
James E. Bryan	-	11/10/1975
Cruickshanks A.	-	11/01/1973